New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-27
A MILITARY INNOVATION.
DIsGUsTED NATIONAL GUARDsMEN.
no MORE MEMBERS TO BE EIrcrrp.-A REMARI


General which upscis the long established custom by
which the selection Of recruits hitherto has been
lated specinus OF reasoning which. literally
carried its logical conclusions. would utterly de-
stroy the organization of the Guard has received tn" de-
lberate approval of Governor who. while posing as
friend OF the military system OF the State. has dealt t
cling blows and disposed 10 give it
ts qnietns Briefly stated, the decision IA that com
panics may not elect members and In effect. that
any ablcbolied Of good character who
can reai and write and who is willing
TO sign enlistment paper and take the oath OF al"gi
ance can demand admitance 10 membership In any CON-
pany battery OF the ationai Guard No matter how
tall how short he H. whether lie striking long
shoreman or n refined gentleman or whether he Ia
native foreigner. black white, lie present
himself Mt the 9Th Regiment armorr. for instance. ana
insist upon becoming member OF any company in which
there Il vacancy.
An officer OF hlsh rank In the First Brigade said TO
TRIBUNE reporter last Friday that under ths decision he
could have his coorcd servant admitted TO membership
in the 7th Regiment. and then have him detailed in the
uniform Of that command hold hs horse at the next
grand parade According to the ruling. cap
tain may enlist any "abe-hoaied OF good
character who read and wrlte' provided his con
handing officer approves the enlistment papers which he
IL hound do II il Is shown that the has the quail
iGcaons toned What is there to prevent any per
son thus qualified 10 compel any captain by manlamnS
TO enlist him il his company The officer who thus
argued adduccd illustration OF the evils that might
follow This decision the Of Work regiment OF
which the colonel and the major each seeking to
obtain the control I'm this regiment recruits were 'o'
leccd by the company commanders subject TO approval
OF the enlistment papers by the commandant OF the
regiment second lieutenant was 20 be elected in one
OF the companies The captan being in command caledn
rabc OF his friends aud enlisted them 20 thai they could
for the candidate favored by the colonel The irst
leuicnant beng in command in the absence OF the cap
tain called in similar body of his friends and enlisted
them that they coul for his candi late who was
favored nv the major The result that the colonel
approved enlistment papers the captains recruits
and the election was thus carried bv majority OF votes
for his candidate An appeal afterward taken TO the
brigade commander. who set the whole proceeding aside
The Judge Advocate General maintains
that there Is nothing in the two
sections of the Military Cole relating to enlist
mens which "cOncmpatrs reqIiresan election OF the
woudhc 50 Hes membership by tie civil organization
a. prcrrqai To his enlistment. therefore any such
requirement in the bylaws OF company IL Illegal ana
void He might as well say that there is nothing in
the Constitution Of the United states that "contenpIaes
or requires the election OF Governor OF the state OF
New-York therefore the election of Governor Hill was
illegal and void The Military Cole IA system Of gen
regulations which IA silent In regard 10 the details OF
enlistment and does not prohibit organizations from ar
these 10 t Themselves Within the prescribed
limits. Bal the decision Just PROMULGATED can only nc
oyrtrucd la Judicial prose cdins OrDy legislative hcuu
/ Tho ID Rottcry Captan Ferdinand f. Earle held the
second OF Of mounted drills ast Tuesday night at
/ "Durlaurs" The gaflings were horscd aud Tho can
uoners mounted As III the previous drill the cyOuOns
were confined 10 the school 81 the battery and were per
formed "A walk and repeated III trot The NOV cihehts
were pcrornc with snap and precision the cannoniers
di-mnuniing and rcnoundng with automatic precision
Nearly thousand spectators were present who NorIer-
I onslv apullude the drill Officers and showed
due appreciation Of what was expected and by their
carnesn produced - result that all that could he
4 The nights work nj "Durnud'-" tho members
tertaiucd NJ "Grith's." where song AMI story we're
inlulgcd In and where hairhr"lth ESCAPES hliht the
evening rehearscd hy some untl the pen was ruhS
and the cnlpriis brought To the bar ON lnnr'iay
night the non-commisSonei officers were islruct' u,
the armory The regular battery drill' Will he held on
Tuesday evenings The total membership 81 the organ
izrflnn i nov niucty-iVc. with more 10 come
The onehun ircdan hrst anniversary oi the orgdT'-
Of the Sih Regiment M3'hnstoh "rclsl VIII nc
celebrated by ball Ia Ice gwen ~ tle non
officers a Cosmopolitan Hall. al liInidWV anu rory
nrsi-st, on lhir' lay "Frnns, ilNli D.
furnished 10y 'onnors -th t,cgimcht uahh me '"nul'
Tee Of arrangements consists % ,rtnance sergeant
Thnmas X Murphy president; Charles Allen. hr,t ser
ecant 81 Company -. treasurer aud Thomas /. Coeh'
fr-t sergeant ~ company I. secretary.
pr,pai Of school ~ instruction for the nonconi-
issoicd officers 81 hat command last Friday c'enlnt
lie will continue the instruction next thursday evening
and viii af"rwlrd report TO the Acknowledgement
through tie regular channel what progress mas Derh
mad" and the name. oI "'H'i"'"' VI incompetent ~
Iu,,,t C,Ionr william p Walton OF the l1th Reg
mrnt will probably reconsider his determination 10 re-
.le hi. commissions. lie an oiiccr VINO ha' seen ser
yicc In the Of the United state aud the regiment
n nri,aii The oil 7rh Regiment In March, s6l.
nude a cor oral the next month. aud on February s.
l-G2 became second lieutenant Ia Com
pauy D. I2ih Regiment Network Volunteers.
liz was honorably DISCHARGED for Disability on
uccen,hcr D -62 lie was chosen second lieutenant oi
Company g. l-r battalion. National Gaad3t the ,lAe Oh
>cw-YofE. on December :. 1873; vas male captain on
January g. 1874, AMI rendered superna'hcr'FS III
August, 1879 Outing the same month ne became cap
tam OF Company f. cth Regiment ana was ihue Ieit,l
colorei or he sfi tie ancnt september - le-)
snh-cqueuy accepting the position that he no" os III
'D Sn at@ Sm OF the 9Th Regiment assembled at
the aruory In asne UNIFORM "Ith Tnts oel'5 llI' " n
ucsday evening and wrre cNcr'l,, III W. va VI ,
In tnou Companies - and & Will be drilled a. nat
Ii'rlay ryrnng; companies T. and on the following
Tncsday evening. and companies AMI IL on FRIDAY
ihr "rc"nd battalion dl OF the 18th egment took
place at the arnory last THURSDAY syolnN nu nI I
49, -. yyrre in uudrt,s uniform The command pre-
scented fine appearance and the ann was an iupr9Ne
ncnt on that OF the week before Anouer p"'oh u'i''
Cowtanirs G. f. +. G and IL Of tho 22d Regiment
H., y,ui,ga ii were exercised In battalion movements
by colonel Camp They VIII nave nhlIner o n ~
/ t5iu ,c,t Wednesday evening companies \, is, ~
and x were drilled battalion last truAy evening
aud viii assemble for the same purpose heNV fIlu'!
the Hh Regiment. Colonel George d. Scott will as
scnbc IN state ill"Iin latLs"o p on Friday even
ing April 20. The officers Will assemble Tor
an trlay evenings April ami 10. and the noneonins
nnri officers on Friday evenings April and ~ wing
drills are ordered follows: Companies 70, ~ 1" n,
~ ~ md r on Monlay evening April IL and Wednesday
evening April ~ A meeting OF the Doaru o' o'''ei'
will br held on Friday. Apr ;, nj S:lJ T. W. ,,, -,
Drills by wing of the G9h Regiment III n 4 ~ r
the battalion have been In progress during tn I iaoo
with goo results The conmsslVhc" arii r lin in
comlnis stoned officers have had regular oie''"i HI
structun Ina their duties during the same petloi; -
The I2th Regiment will, without mllch dolp OCCUPY
ia new arnory during the first week Oh April Ncic @
he war a parade review and reception Will take pace
Tic -Ist Ec.,ucnt Will probably remove To ihe oId
ariuory of tie eth aud the St regiment WI. "0 Tvs
session temporarily OF the old armory OF the lSt IAN
the veterans of New York regiments are i'J"'O
fine ns.aec hy the ~ta'c senate lust week or Tue u az
rroratlng : 80 900 for ySburg s"ldcfs monuments
Ind unwilling Tor apporr!aons of $4,000 IN 1855 ana
1859 FOR the same purpose. ....i i,,u,,r.
Scr.cant A. j. CruZicr has been elected secohd hcuu,
ant OF Company A. llIh Regiment lie mas hnc ~
rs a commissioner officer ANA VIII "Oup'ic9' jew ~
s.Ioullcrstrapa Worthly. ~ ILL oss.u,hle
Ine Est Battery Captain LOUIS Wendell VIII asseim ,
at The a,uuI IN full dress with helmets Tomorrow c.c"
ing ami parade dsinOuutcd for Inspection anu
The rc.cn rcgncnal book inspection " nG on liza
p. gpcfed great crcdt upon INC